Name: ________________________________
Date:
________________________________
Section: ________________________________
Instructor: ________________________________
MAT 001: DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS SKILLS
PRACTICE EXAM 2: FRACTIONS
Please place all answers in the space provided. All answers must be labeled with proper units and
all fractions reduced to lowest form. Calculators may not be used. (4 points each)
PART I:
1.
Write the prime factorization of 45.
1. _____________________
2.
Which of the following numbers are divisible by 5?
56, 75, 351, 250, 128
2. _____________________
3.
Rewrite the fraction in lowest terms:
21
33
3. _____________________
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4.
Multiply and express your answer in lowest terms:
6 25

35 9
4. _____________________
5.
Multiply and express your answer in lowest terms:
75 36

48 25
5. _____________________
6.
Divide and express your answer in lowest terms:
5 30

12 24
6. _____________________
7.
Divide and express your answer in lowest terms:
5
 15
6
7. _____________________
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For questions 8 and 9, solve the equation for x:
9
x
16
8.
18 
9.
11  x 
10.
11.
8. _____________________
22
25
9. _____________________
1
of this
6
amount each week for her various needs. How much money
does she spend each week?
Jennifer earns a weekly salary of $900. She spends
A strip of licorice
9
10
m long is cut into 12 equal pieces.
10. _____________________
11. _____________________
What is the length of each piece?
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Name: ________________________________
Date:
________________________________
Section: ________________________________
Instructor: ________________________________
MAT 001: DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS SKILLS
PRACTICE EXAM 2: FRACTIONS
PART II:
Please place all answers in the space provided. All answers must be labeled with proper units and
all fractions reduced to lowest form. Calculators may not be used. (4 points each)
12.
Add and express your answer in lowest terms:
3
8

17 17
12. _____________________
13.
Add and express your answer in lowest terms:
5 3

12 8
13. _____________________
14.
Subtract and express your answer in lowest terms:
Exam 2
4
5 1

9 4
14. _____________________
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15.
Fill in the box with <, >, or = to make a true statement:
16.
Convert 3
17.
Convert
18.
Divide 213 by 9. Write a mixed numeral for the answer.
5
to an improper fraction in lowest terms.
8
60
to a mixed numeral in lowest terms.
13
Exam 2
5
4
7
7
15. _____________________
12
16. _____________________
17. _____________________
18. _____________________
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1
3
4
7
5
19.
Add and express your answer in lowest terms: 3
20.
Subtract and express your answer in lowest terms: 8
21.
Multiply and express your answer in lowest terms:
22.
Divide and express your answer in lowest terms: 39  3
Exam 2
6
19. _____________________
2
3
6
5
4
20. _____________________
1 6
5 2
4 7
21. _____________________
1
4
22. _____________________
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23. Solve the equation for x:
4
2 x6
9
23. _____________________
3
cups of flour. How many cups
5
of flour will you need to make 10 cakes? Express your
answer as a mixed numeral in simplest terms.
24.
A cake recipe calls for 1
25.
A painter used 1
1
3
gal. of paint for the living room and
4
24. _____________________
25. _____________________
1
gal. for the family room. How much paint was used in all?
3
End of Exam 2
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